Archives for March 2013

‘”[Sabres GM] Darcy [Regier] might have been able to hold and see if the market goes up, but with that you’re always in the risk of an injury and getting nothing for the player. Everybody has to weigh the proper time for their team, and I know it was the proper time for us.”‘

‘The Sabres fall to 13-16-6 (32 pts.) with the shootout loss, with a mere 13 games remaining on the schedule. Seven of Buffalo’s last 15 games have been decided in a shootout, and they evened their season record at 4-4 with the loss tonight.’

‘“With the cap going down and the new contracts on the other side that have been signed, I think it’s added value to draft picks,” he said. “In some ways, it’s going to be harder to acquire draft picks for players in the event you’re trying to trade a player to get draft picks.”’

‘“We aren’t consistently playing to where we need to be, myself included,” said Miller, who lost Thursday’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Panthers, the fifth time in eight starts he allowed at least four goals. “Every night there’s something else going on where you just look back, these mistakes on my end, reads, need to be better. It’s just night after night. Just got to clean it up and be consistent.”’

‘“He’s had a good recovery,” said Rolston, who coached the Amerks until his Feb. 20 promotion. “He’s worked on it, though, his rehab. He’s put a lot of time into rehab, getting himself where he needed to be.”’

‘In Regehr’s case, he has a no movement clause on his contract, but said he has spoken with General Manager Darcy Regier. “I’ve talked with him, just more mainly about the team and where we’re at and what kind of things we need to do to improve,” he said. “That was the main part of the conversation.”‘

‘After the session concluded, interim head coach Ron Rolston said it was looking “doubtful” for Vanek to be ready for the team’s home game against Washington on Saturday night. Rolston added that the forward is day-to-day. He was spotted on an exercise bike just as practice concluded.’